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Colour

#978D61

  • #978D61
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#978D61 is a yellow with RGB values 151, 141, 97 and HSL 49°, 22%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#978D61#978D61
HEX#978D61
RGBrgb(151, 141, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.5922, 0.5529, 0.3804
RGB percentages59.2%, 55.3%, 38%
HSLhsl(48.9, 21.8%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 35.8%, 59.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.6%, 35.8%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,932,129
CSS custom property--colour: #978D61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#68729E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#968B5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#988E63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9F8782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 18.4Dark khaki · ΔE 21.5Burlywood · ΔE 21.8Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.3Gray · ΔE 25.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 18.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#616B97
Analogous#977261, #869761
Triadic#61978D, #8D6197
Split complementary#618697, #726197
Tetradic#619772, #616B97, #976186

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E6DC
Lighter +30%#D4D0BD
Lighter +20%#C0BA9E
Lighter +10%#ACA47F
Darker −10%#78704D
Darker −20%#595339
Darker −30%#3A3625
Darker −40%#1B1911
More saturated +25%#B6A142
Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R151
G141
B97
Red151 (59.2%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue48.89°
Saturation (HSL)21.77%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 97 · G 8D · B 61

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